In The News
Check out the latest news stories on Avoya Travel.
The Health of the Home-BasedBy James Shillinglaw
A look at the market's growth, supplier support, host agencies and more...Read More
TRAVEL WEEKLY'S 2011 MAGELLAN AWARDS By Arnie Weissmann
Travel Weekly announces the winners of thier annual Magellan Awards...Read More
AVOYA SAYS PROGRAM IS FIRST TO OFFER FULL COMMISSION AT THE TIME OF SALE By Johanna Jainchill
Travel is one of the few industries in which sellers are typically paid weeks, months or even a year after closing a sale...Read More
Travel Agent Magazine's Top 25 Travel Agents of 2011By Jena Tesse Fox & Adam Leposa
Travel Agent Magazine announces it's Top 25 Travel Agents of the year...Read More
On-the-Job Training By Kate Rice
A look at the educational resources offered by some top host agencies... Read More
Avoya Travel Enables iPad Bookings By Staff
Host agency Avoya Travel / America's Vacation Center made its patent-pending 'Agent Power' technology available and compatible with Apple's iPad... Read More
Celebrity and Royal Caribbean Int'l Honor Top Agency Partners By Johanna Jainchill
Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International named their top travel agency partners for 2009, both noting that the winners had surmounted the challenges of the recession... Read More
The State of the Host 2010 By James Shillinglaw
...host agencies have become major producers for suppliers, providing access to thousands of independent travel agents... Read More
President's Award for Overall Achievement for America's Vacation Center / Avoya Travel By Staff
America's Vacation Center / Avoya Travel, one of the leading travel companies in North America and beyond, announced that Royal Caribbean International has presented the company with its highest-ranking honor... Read More
Rising tide: Will It Lift All Cruise Lines By Johanna Jainchill
Brad Anderson, co-president of America's Vacation Center, said that Wave 2010 has been 'nothing short of remarkable'... Read More
Analysis: Buyer Beware? By George Dooley
Should travel agents develop their own sales leads or rely on a third party lead generating service? The recent... Read More
Top 30 Themed Cruises By Susan Young
Tapping into themed cruises that precisely match your client's interest, hobby or passion is equivalent to adding a "must-have" ingredient to your recipe for sales success... Read More
America's Vacation Center Has Best Year Ever in 2009 By Staff
America's Vacation Center / Avoya Travel is reporting that 2009 was the best year ever in the company's history. The record year was based on every measure of success including the number of "Live Leads" generated... Read More
Consumers Spin Wheel of Fortune with Wave Season Bookings By Susan Young
...It's Wave Season 2010, which travel industry leaders say is delivering better-than-expected bookings... Read More
A Firm Foundation By Kate Rice
The industry's top host agencies have developed formidable technological platforms that give you everything you need to build your business... Read More
AVC awards its Top-Flight affiliates By Donna Tunney
At its Go for the Gold annual conference, America's Vacation Center awarded its top-performing independent affiliates based on sales and... Read More
Empowering Home-Based Agents By George Dooley
Aggressive marketing, solid technologies and the backing of well-managed host agencies, consortia and associations will make a decisive difference for home-based independent agents... Read More
Celebrity Honors 'Remarkable' AVC as Partner of the Year By Donna Tunney
Celebrity Cruises named America's Vacation Center its 2009 National Accounts Partner of the Year, based on AVC's "unparalleled sales performance, customer service... Read More
Sales Made Simple By Mimi Kmet
Some travel agents are born sales people. The good news for everyone else is that sales skills can be learned. Even those who have a knack for sales can... Read More
Lucky in Love By Kate Rice
Romance Travel – honeymoons and destination weddings – is one style of travel that seems virtually recession proof. Couples are going to get married and go on honeymoons no matter what's... Read More
